science the next big cult

so i saw this comic and could not stop laughing because as i am working my way through grad school, i am finding that i really am changing the way i think...i really am becoming a scientist.


i am really starting to wonder how everything works and think about how to figure it out. my rotations are really starting to get me to understand good experimental design and how to apply what i have learned in my classes to the lab. the literature is not as scary as it used to be (but it still is another language sometimes).

oh man i think i just came to the realization that i joined a cult...awesome.

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how to annoy an atheist?

so i was surfing the web and came across this little gem that had me rolling on the ground with laughter and thought i would share. i just put the ones that i thought were funny but if you want to see the whole list check out the original posting.

How to Annoy and Atheist:

7) Tell them that the universe is too complex to "just exist," and must have been created by a God who "just exists."

8) Make up statistics.

12) Use multiple versions of Pascal's Wager as though you thought them up yourself.

13) Use the Second Law of Thermodynamics to disprove evolution.

23) Use bad math to back up your claims.

31) Lead off your criticism of the Big Bang theory with the disclaimer that you're not a physicist like he is.

32) Lead off your suggestions for ways to prove that Noah's Flood occured with the disclaimer that you're not a geologist like he is.

33) Overwhelm him with your knowledge of science, using examples: "And because of entropy you have to press the nozzle on the spray can. The nozzle is entropy."

34) Use Latin a lot.

39) Blame absolutely everything wrong in society on evolution.

63) Ask him how he knows God isn't real if he can't see the air.

74) Attribute every apparent error in the Bible to mistranslation.

77) When shown that the Bible says that Pi=3, say that the Hebrews didn't know anything about science, so it's not their fault.

78) When shown the creation account in Genesis, insist that the Hebrews had all kinds of scientific savvy, being inspired by God.

90) Claim that archeology is proof of the Bible's truth.

121) Claim that Darwin recanted evolution on his deathbed.

124) Say that evolution is not proven -- therefore the Bible is correct.

146) Spell it "evilution."

188) When asked what's wrong with evolution, tell them that it doesn't account for the origin of matter.

237) Create hoaxes to prove creationism (i.e. a human footprint alongside a dino's footprint).

244) Grossly misunderstand the word "theory."

279) Point to something in nature that's really cool, and call it proof of God's existence.

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science is pretty

so one things i have learned in my first year of grad school is how beautiful science is. yeah, mushy i know, but i don't mean the fact the we, as scientists, make the world a better place (because we do), rather i mean science is really beautiful! For example check out this picture of a mouse neural network:

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if i hadn't told you that this was a picture of a neural network you would have thought i was just posting pictures of abstract art. What about this one?

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so it looks just like any flower right? what if i told you that it is about one thousandth of a piece of your hair?

I mean we are all made of proteins, but not many people know what a protein looks like:

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so you are probably thinking, "so what Kene why does this matter?" the answer is that it doesn't i just think it is interesting and an unknown facet of science that i wanted to share!

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i should be studying, but i want to gloat...

so a woman told me i was right...lets pause for a moment and appreciate that (count to four quietly if you are a woman). for all the guys out there you understand what i mean.

seriously, i have a physical chemistry of biological macromolecules exam in about 13 hours and i would rather tell the world that a woman told me i was right than study. well yeah i would do anything other than studying, but this seems like a really really good excuse.

so most women are probally thinking that this guy just things he was right, but the woman was lying. well to those nonbelievers i have proof, undeniable proof. i have a picture, a picture which as not been edited (well i removed part of the statement that was not important), which proves i was right, and i needed to post this so i could always remember the time i was right and a woman told me.

so for all you men out there who have never been right, i share my moment with you, and hope that someday you too feel the wonderful majestic feeling of being right!


and lena, i want you to know i will cherish this picture and moment for the rest of my life (if you want the context of the picture check out lena's blog).

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my first post

so i decided to add a blog to my site so i can keep everyone up to date on what is going on in my life, funny stuff, and anything else i feel i should share with the world. so to start this off right here are two blogs by my current co-rotators which i think you will find quite funny!

Lena Webb and Jason Baade

Have fun!

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